The main instrument here is a kaval in B flat, beautifully carved in cane wood by Lucas Fovet.

Recording session

Recording session

The original tune (first two parts) is a hora from Romanian Moldavia. It was played to me on violin by Neculai Andriescu from Cordăreni. I added two other melodic parts and a bass-chords accompaniment, trying to reproduce the harmonic feeling of the small amplified ensembles of lăutari (Roma professional musicians) from that region. I owe a special debt in this respect to the Panţiru family from Zece Prăjini, who patiently shared with me their views on music-making over the years. Costică, Didic, Cipi, Gabai, te aven bahtale! Şunta başaibe rapanitico akial sar aştiauas li me.

A video of the recording session and some technical info are available in this other post.